To Proclaim Christ to All Peoples and Nations
An Economics of Justice & Charity unpacks the social teachings and challenges Catholics to deepen their knowledge of the social doctrine of the Church.
Socialism, Capitalism, and Materialism
Catholics assume that the reason for Pius' declaration against socialism was the economic or perhaps the political practices of socialists.
Revolution Starts with “I,” Not “They”
In much of the criticism of the Church, an opinion emerges that She should be more like the State, like a secular democracy, or like a business corporation.
Politics of Life
It is not the act of consumption that alienates, but consumerism as a way of life in which we define ourselves by what we consume.
Subsidiarity Isn’t in the Constitution
In the United States, the federal government has only the powers given to it by the Constitution.
O que a centesimus annus realmente ensina?
Em Centesimus annus, João Paulo não aceita a premissa básica ou a lógica do livre mercado.
The Profit Motive
That seeking and gaining of immense wealth is a socially acceptable pursuit points to the fact that the morals of our society are not based on those of Jesus Christ.
Why Libertarians Are Wrong About Subsidiarity
The Papal definition of subsidiarity clearly shows that when in need, the higher orders can operate and do so in such a way so as to support the lower orders.
The Continuity of Centesimus Annus
Centesimus Annus does not discard those “third way fantasies” Mr. Weigel is so excited to dismiss.
Three Strategies for Evasion
There are three main strategies used by conservative Catholics to justify their dissent from papal social teaching.
Is the Acton Institute a Genuine Expression of Catholic Social Thought?
The institute's name and patron are well-chosen, for it continues the tradition of liberal and even dissenting Catholicism that Lord Acton himself partook of.
A Distributist Looks at Capitalism and Socialism
Distributism offers another way, an economic system which will place fewer obstacles for fallen humanity to put first things first.
Centesimus Annus Part II
Part II of Thomas Storck's review of Centesimus Annus.
Centesimus Annus Part I
In some quarters Centesimus Annus was hailed as a new direction in papal social teaching, and even as a repudiation of past doctrine.
The Fall of the Wall
The world is now celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. But in fact, the Wall did not fall on that date.
What Does Centesimus Annus Really Teach?
Does Centesimus Annus really endorse the 'free' market? Does the teaching of this encyclical break the line with prior papal teaching on the social order?